Personal loans in Madisonville, LA
With roughly 871 residents, Madisonville is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Louisiana, not by the city. Madisonville ranks 167th of 302 places in Louisiana, with a population near 871.
Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Madisonville. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Madisonville at about 2.7%. Lenders active in Madisonville report to a Louisiana supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Mandeville, LA about 4 miles away.
Madisonville: population, trend and location
Most of what governs a Madisonville loan is written in Louisiana law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: a Census-estimated 871, 167th among Louisiana's 302 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 2.7% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 23 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 45% of the places in Louisiana, with 871 residents in Madisonville.
- Land and density: 2.5 square miles of land carry roughly 345 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Madisonville covers 2.5 square miles, the 150th-largest area among Louisiana's 302 places.
- Water: Madisonville holds about 0.02 square miles, the 112th-largest water area in Louisiana.
- Within Louisiana: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Madisonville.
- National standing: Madisonville ranks 10,826th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in Louisiana: Madisonville stands 26th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 302 places.
- State comparison: Louisiana's places average -2.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Madisonville's 2.7%.
- Density rank: Madisonville places 198th among Louisiana's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Madisonville runs about 345 residents per square mile, where the Louisiana median is 534.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 30.3985, -90.1660.
- Nearest larger cities: Mandeville (4 mi); Covington (7 mi); Abita Springs (10 mi); Ponchatoula (17 mi); Hammond (19 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Madisonville.
- Smaller places close by: Folsom (16 mi); Springfield (23 mi); Tickfaw (23 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 11 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 92 places are larger than Madisonville.
The Madisonville borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Madisonville, a place of about 871 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Louisiana licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
In Madisonville as elsewhere in Louisiana, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 871 residents.
Getting a loan in Madisonville
With about 345 residents per square mile, Madisonville is lightly settled, and 35 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Whether Madisonville has a local branch or not, a Louisiana-licensed lender can serve its 871 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Mandeville, LA about 4 miles away.
What a Madisonville borrower is actually offered
With roughly 871 residents, Madisonville is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Madisonville's rank of 167th in Louisiana: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Madisonville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Madisonville's place among Louisiana's 302 places
Madisonville is the 167th-largest of 302 Census places in Louisiana and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Madisonville ranks 26th of 302 in Louisiana (about the 91th percentile). By density, at about 345 people per square mile, it ranks 198th in Louisiana. By land area, its 2.5 square miles rank 150th of 302 places in Louisiana.
Louisiana rules behind a Madisonville personal loan
Below are the Louisiana rules that apply to a loan made in Madisonville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions (OFI), Non-Depository Division Source says: "OFI is responsible for the supervision of various entities which provide financial services to the citizens of the State of Louisiana." | Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal and licensed — deferred presentment and small loans ($350 or less, 60 days or less) under OFI-issued licenses Source says: "Persons who make loans of $350 or less for a term of 60 days or less." | Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer loan license required from OFI before making consumer loans Source says: "Persons who wish to engage in the business of making consumer loans must hold a consumer loan license issued by this Office" | Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Mandeville, LA — population 12,999
- Covington, LA — population 11,618
- Abita Springs, LA — population 2,731
- Folsom, LA — population 813
- Ponchatoula, LA — population 7,804
- Hammond, LA — population 22,527
- Sun, LA — population 402
- Tickfaw, LA — population 681